English
Etymology
Named after w:Edmund Spenser|Edmund Spenser and associated with his authorship.
Noun
Spenserian sonnet
- A sonnet comprising of three quatrains with the latter rhyme part being carried over from one quatrain to the next, and a concluding couplet; therefore, comprising of a rhyme scheme of abab bcbc cdcd ee. The second type of sonnet.
See also
Petrarchan sonnet
Shakespearean sonnet
Spenserian stanza
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